Category: Elections

Present may be the ‘calm before the storm’ and the DAP cannot exclude the possibility of general elections being held after Hari Raya Puasa at end of June or early July

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP meeting of national and state party leaders on the next general election held in Petaling Jaya on Sunday, May 25, 1986 at 10a.m.

Present may be the ‘calm before the storm’ and the DAP cannot exclude the possibility of general elections being held after Hari Raya Puasa at end of June or early July.

In the last month, there is increasing speculation that the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, will be going for the full term into next year. Such speculation had seemingly been reinforced by two recent events: winning a comfortable two-third majority and the appointment of Ghaffar Baba as Deputy Prime Minister. Continue reading Present may be the ‘calm before the storm’ and the DAP cannot exclude the possibility of general elections being held after Hari Raya Puasa at end of June or early July

Challenge to Mahathir to TV debate on whether it is good for Malaysian democracy for the Barisan Nasional to continue to have two-third majority in next elections

Press Conference Statement (2) by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for KOTA MELAKA, Lim Kit Siang, at DAP JH headquarters on Monday, April 28, 1986 at 12 noon.

Challenge to Mahathir to TV debate on whether it is good for Malaysian democracy for the Barisan Nasional to continue to have two-third majority in next elections

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, said in Kepong UMNO Delegates meeting yesterday that the Barisan Nasional needed a strong majority in order to serve the people. He said if the Barisan Nasional had a small majority, it would be so busy to trying to ensure that its MPs did not switch camp that it would not have the time to serve the people. Continue reading Challenge to Mahathir to TV debate on whether it is good for Malaysian democracy for the Barisan Nasional to continue to have two-third majority in next elections

Call on Elections Commission to summon an all-party meeting to seek views before amending the elections regulations relating to campaign period and the deposits for parliamentary and State Assembly candidates

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP’s second ceramah in the nation-wide ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-Third Majority’ campaign held at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, April 27, 1986 at 8 pm

Call on Elections Commission to summon an all-party meeting to seek views before amending the elections regulations relating to campaign period and the deposits for parliamentary and State Assembly candidates

The Malaysian Constitutin provides for an independent and impartial Elections Commission to conduct a fair, honest, clean and democratic elections. Continue reading Call on Elections Commission to summon an all-party meeting to seek views before amending the elections regulations relating to campaign period and the deposits for parliamentary and State Assembly candidates

Shock at Ling Liong Sik’s readiness to accept Anwar Ibrahim’s explanation that the it was the Chinese press which distorted Anwar’s speech

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Petaling Jaya on April 25, 1986:

Shock at Ling Liong Sik’s readiness to accept Anwar Ibrahim’s explanation that the it was the Chinese press which distorted Anwar’s speech

I am shocked at the readiness of the MCA Deputy President and Transport Minister, Datuk Dr. Ling Liong Sik, to accept the explanation of UMNO Youth Leader, Anwar Ibrahim, that is was the Chinese press which distorted and misinterpreted his Kepong speech on Sunday in connection with his seditious threat to raise the citizenship issue if youth leaders from with his seditious threat to raise the citizenship issue from national policies. Continue reading Shock at Ling Liong Sik’s readiness to accept Anwar Ibrahim’s explanation that the it was the Chinese press which distorted Anwar’s speech

Denial of Barisan Nasional two-third majority is the essential pre-cindition for restoration of democracy to halt the relentless erosion of human rights and fundameltal liberties of Malaysians

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP Malacca ceramag to launch the DAP’s nation-wide ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-Third Majority’ campaign held at the Pay Fong Chinese Independent Secondary School Hall in Malacca on Friday, 25th April 1986 at 9 pm

Denial of Barisan Nasional two-third majority is the essential pre-cindition for restoration of democracy to halt the relentless erosion of human rights and fundameltal liberties of Malaysians

Thirty years ago, in February 1956, on his return from London, Tunku Abdul Rahman came to Malacca to announce 31th August 1957 as the day Malaya would gain independence. Continue reading Denial of Barisan Nasional two-third majority is the essential pre-cindition for restoration of democracy to halt the relentless erosion of human rights and fundameltal liberties of Malaysians

Chinese support for the PAS’ struggle of an Islamic State in the coming general elections will only give UMNO an opportunity to seriously implement an Islamic State in Malaysia after the polls

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Petaling Jaya Old Town Branch committee meeting at Petaling Jaya on Thursday, April 24, 1986 at 8 pm

Chinese support for the PAS’ struggle of an Islamic State in the coming general elections will only give UMNO an opportunity to seriously implement an Islamic State in Malaysia after the polls

There is a strange and uncommon political activity in Chinese organisations, associations and societies recently, for there is a concerted plan by an organised group to get the Chinese national organisations to come out openly in support of PAS in the next general elections. Continue reading Chinese support for the PAS’ struggle of an Islamic State in the coming general elections will only give UMNO an opportunity to seriously implement an Islamic State in Malaysia after the polls

Those who supported Tung Chiau Chung “Attack into BN to rectify BN’ in 1982 general elections are now supporting PAS against the DAP in coming general elections

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the Rawang DAP ceramah at Rawang, Selangor, on Sunday, 20th April 1986 at 8 pm

Those who supported Tung Chiau Chung “Attack into BN to rectify BN’ in 1982 general elections are now supporting PAS against the DAP in coming general elections

The coming general elections will see a new phenomenon, the open support of PAS by certain self-claimed champions of Chinese. If we look at the background of these people, we will find one conclusion: that those who in the 982 general elections supported the concept of Tung Chiau Chung attack into the BN to rectify the BN’ to cause DAP’s disastrous electorial defeats are now supporting PAS this time against the DAP in the coming general elections. Continue reading Those who supported Tung Chiau Chung “Attack into BN to rectify BN’ in 1982 general elections are now supporting PAS against the DAP in coming general elections

DAP announces official general elections campaign theme as ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-Thirds Majority’

Speech by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, at the DAP General Elections meeting of national, state and branch officials held at Transport Workers’ Union on Sunday, 20,4,1986 at 10 a.m.

DAP announces official general elections campaign theme as ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-Thirds Majority’
In the final days of the Dewan Rakyat two weeks ago, there was a rumour that over a hundred Barisan Nasional Assemblymen were going to resign en bloc to force the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, to hold general elections.

I did not give credence to such a rumour, for such an event was unthinkable, although it reflected the strain on Barisan Nasional component parties caused by the uncertainty and suspension as to when the general elections would be held. Continue reading DAP announces official general elections campaign theme as ‘Deny Barisan Nasional Two-Thirds Majority’

Call on Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed not to be the most undemocratic Prime Minister in Malaysia by holding the shortest election campaign in history

by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Malacca on Saturday, 19.4.1986:

Call on Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed not to be the most undemocratic Prime Minister in Malaysia by holding the shortest election campaign in history

Last week, UMNO National Vice President and Barisan Nasional scretarygeneral, Ghaffar Baba, told Barisan Nasional component parties to campaign for the general elections immediately as the three week period between dissolution of Parliament and Polling would be reduced from dissolution of Parliament and Polling would be reduced from three weeks to two weeks. Continue reading Call on Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamed not to be the most undemocratic Prime Minister in Malaysia by holding the shortest election campaign in history

DAP will not contest in Sabah state general elections and will give full support to PBS to enable Sabahans to asset their right to democracy and justice in Malaysia

Press Conference Statement by Parliamentary Opposition Leader, DAP Secretary-General and MP for Kota Melaka, Lim Kit Siang, in Sandakan on Friday, 18.4.1986 at 11 am.

DAP will not contest in Sabah state general elections and will give full support to PBS to enable Sabahans to asset their right to democracy and justice in Malaysia

The DAP has decided not to contest in the Sabah State General Elections and to give full support to the PBS to enable Sabahans the opportunity to assert their right to democracy and justice in Malaysia. Continue reading DAP will not contest in Sabah state general elections and will give full support to PBS to enable Sabahans to asset their right to democracy and justice in Malaysia